Dictionary Entry
imitate
imitate is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.
- 2transitive verb
To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character, color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to counterfeit; to copy.
- 3transitive verb
To resemble (another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation, or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates, in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.
- 4verb
make a reproduction or copy of
- 5verb
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
"The mime imitated the passers-by"
"Children often copy their parents or older siblings"
- 6verb
appear like, as in behavior or appearance
"Life imitate art"
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